Prayers and Meditations — §154
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 154 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَيِّدْ عِبادَكَ عَلَى تَوْحِيدِكَ وَذِكْرِ تَفْرِيدِكَ لِيَجْتَمِعَ الكُلُّ عَلَى ما أَرَدْتَهُ فِيْ هذا اليَوْمِ الَّذِيْ فِيهِ أَشْرَقَتْ شَمْسُ كَيْنُونَتِكَ مِنْ أُفُقِ إِرادَتِكَ وَلاحَ قَمَرُ ذاتِيَّتِكَ مِنْ مَطْلَعِ أَمْرِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ لا يَعْزُبُ عَنْ عِلْمِكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَلا يُعْجِزُكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ تَفْعَلُ ما تَشاءُ بِسُلْطانِكَ المُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى العالَمِينَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Assist Thou Thy servants, O my Lord, to recognize Thy unity and to declare Thy oneness, that all may gather together around what Thou didst desire in this Day whereon the sun of Thine essence hath shone forth above the horizon of Thy will, and the moon of Thine own being hath risen from the Dayspring of Thy behest. Thou art He, O my Lord, from Whose knowledge nothing whatsoever escapeth, and Whom no one can frustrate. Thou doest Thy pleasure, by Thy sovereignty that overshadoweth the worlds.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: the Lordship of GodgleaningsGWB §385: thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: aid himgleaningsGWB §729: that He may graciously assist himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: wilt aid methe-hidden-wordsHW §93: approachwill-and-testamentW&T §54: may beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: aid themgleaningsGWB §154: the quickening power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the faithfulfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §657: all them that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adoration
SE expanded to “recognize Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the Vahidfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §555: Divinekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: one singleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Incomparabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: recalledgleaningsGWB §32: at the mention of Whose namekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: attribute unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: by the praise wherewith Thou praisesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE rendered تَوْحِيدِكَ (tawḥídik), وَذِكْرِ (wadhikr), تَفْرِيدِكَ (tafrídik), لِيَجْتَمِعَ (líajtamiʿ), الكُلُّ (al-kull) as “recognize Thy unity, and to declare Thy oneness, may gather together, all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §198: of Paradisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: Thine all-glorious unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the Peerless
This form usually rendered as “leagued”, “rise”, “ye” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “may gather together”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in everygleaningsGWB §317: any object whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: all of whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: compass me aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §8: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: Every single one
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
SE expanded to “Thou didst desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the daysgleaningsGWB §689: thiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the day of His Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: The following day
SE expanded to “hath shone forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: shinefire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §399: in the daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: riseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sun ingleaningsGWB §59: the luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Orbprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Starsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Day-StargleaningsGWB §112: Thine abiding glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by the Daystar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: If thou begleaningsGWB §462: entertainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: But fortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleasethgleaningsGWB §699: arisethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: but Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: torrentgleaningsGWB §569: hast ordained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shone forth brightlygleaningsGWB §598: clearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: symbolic languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §323: these words
SE expanded to “Thine own being”
immemorial 50% own 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §126: the Divine Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: hath been begottenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: been informedfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §102: appreciatekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: holy Soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: and the Exponentstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: this worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §44: It is evidentkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: idle learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: from Whose knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: whom He willethgleaningsGWB §295: anything whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: please themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy powerlessnessgleaningsGWB §112: their helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his powerlessnesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §449: thou hast the power to frustrate His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: the sick
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “doeth”, “wilt” (11 occurrences)
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §568: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §501: Who is potent overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: which overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent Protector
